Author: DPstaff

Does AI Understand Things?

Have Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrated “theory of mind”?; Do LLM representations map onto the…

Parties and Movements

A roundtable discussion on the challenges that left-wing political formations face around the world. Sheri…

8 Google Employees Invented Modern AI. Here’s the Inside Story

They met by chance, got hooked on an idea, and wrote the “Transformers” paper—the most…

Imagine Bangladesh in the Year 2050

The people of Bangladesh have much to teach us about how a crowded planet can…

Tales From an Attic

Sierra Bellows in The American Scholar: In February 1995, New York Governor George Pataki announced…

Resolutions and Realities: Between 1940 and 2024

Minority becomes majority Javed Jabbar at Dawn: In 2024, as in 1940, we, too, have…

The Indian Giant Has Arrived

Mohamed A. El-Erian and Nobel-winner Michael Spence at Project Syndicate: India’s recent economic success, solid…

Radioactive Waste, Baby Bottles and Spam: the Deep Ocean has Become a Dumping Ground

James Bradley in The Guardian: The first hydrothermal vent was found in 1977 by scientists…

Téa Obreht’s New Climate Novel, ‘The Morningside’

Originally from the former Yugoslavia, Obreht now resides in Wyoming. “The Morningside” takes place in…

The Science Behind Talking Parrots – and ‘Texting’ Wolves

Why Animals Talk is published by Viking: Arik Kershenbaum’s account of the wonderfully rich and…

Echoes of Electromagnetism Found in Number Theory

A new magnum opus posits the existence of a hidden mathematical link akin to the…

Building Empathy in a Fractured World

Hybrid work. Talent shortages. Polarizing politics. Building a culture is tougher than ever. Recent research…